Ploughing on slopes threatens yields, new study shows

New research has suggested ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing soils to thin and could threaten future crop yields.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Ploughing on slopes threatens yields, new study shows

New research has suggested ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing soils to thin and could threaten future crop yields. Published in Nature Food, a monthly online journal,the study used data...

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